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Researchers from North Carolina A&T State University have developed a process that uses pig manure as a low-cost replacement for petroleum in the production of road asphalt. In searching for bio ...

The Ohio EPA has released a report on a pig manure leak into the Poverty Run Creek in Carey in August. Kyle Brandt recaps ...

In this research plot at the MU Bradford Research Farm, soil has been fertilized with pig manure to study its effect on corn yields and soil health. Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the ...

Bangladesh’s plan to import US corn has drawn online backlash amid concerns over farming practices, trade pressure and ...

Bangladesh’s decision to import American corn sparked a social media uproar after users mocked the move over the use of pig ...

At this research plot at the University of Missouri Bradford Research Farm, soil has been treated with pig manure plus starter fertilizer to study the effect on corn yields. COLUMBIA, Mo. — University ...

A US embassy Dhaka tweet on a shipment of American corn for Bangladesh has triggered a social media backlash, with users ...

A research team reveals that soils surrounding intensive livestock farms can become hotspots for antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), even when fertilizers are considered “low risk”.

PEORIA, Ill.—Terry Whitehead's lab here is stocked with glass boiling flasks, Bunsen burners—and cans of extra-strength air freshener. The microbiologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture works ...

Heavy flooding from Hurricane Florence is causing a pig-poop problem in North Carolina. Pig waste often gets flushed into nearby lagoons in the state, and because of the heavy rain and flooding from ...

Corn, one of the most common crops grown in the Midwest, requires a lot of fertilizer, which can have environmental consequences. The University of Missouri and its research partners are now studying ...